Girl with a Pearl Earring (novel)
1999 novel by Tracy Chevalier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Girl with a Pearl Earring is a 1999 historical novel written by Tracy Chevalier. Set in 17th-century Delft, Holland, the novel was inspired by local painter Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. Chevalier presents a fictional account of Vermeer, the model and the painting. The novel was adapted into a 2003 film of the same name and a 2008 play. In May 2020, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a new dramatisation of the novel.[1]
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Author | Tracy Chevalier |
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Language | English |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) Dutton (US) |
Publication date | January 1, 1999 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 258 pp |
OCLC | 42623358 |
813/.54 21 | |
LC Class | PS3553.H4367 G57 1999 |
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